I’ve been riding the Loop for over 4 years and I never had the chance to ride it ‘backwards’. Since today I’m taking a personal day, I decided to give it try. As some of you may know, the loop is a busy place, you have hikers, walkers, dogs, horses and fellow mountain bikers. I…
Our friends at Kona has a Photo Contest with prizes given to the 3rd, 2nd & 1st place winners. Here are the details: Take shots of your bike, your friends railing trail, hanging out at the coffee shop, as long as it captures an element of the riding lifestyle, we’ll take it. Send in your…
So there I was talking to Moe and we found out that Mountain Bikers tend to spend more money on bike parts than Bike Commuters. Could it be that mountain bikers just have more money like Scrooge McDuck? Are one of you so rich that you have a vault full of money and you can…
Once in a while I get into a funk… No not George Clinton kinda funk. But the funk where I feel kinda burnt out from work, life, finances and dieting…So there I was today, in this cloud, a funky cloud. So there were a few things bothering me, such as my rugged good looks. Sometimes…
Mark Reynolds passed away while competing in the Downhill event at Sea Otter. Our great friends at Evomo have been organizing a Memorial fund raiser and many companies have stepped up to offer product donations for this event. Read more about it below: Los Angeles, CA — A fund raiser is being held in conjunction…
Tara Llanes a 14 year veteran of the professional mountain biking circuit, with 4 National Championships, was seriously injured while racing at the Jeep King of the Mountain Finals September 2007. She is currently paralyzed from the waist down and her medical costs have been growing. Because of this Go211.com has decided to host an…
I don’t know if you knew this but Pricepoint.com sells complete bikes. Here’s a few samples of what you can get. On One Inbred Single Speed Bike IRO LC Fixed Gear Bike Sette Team 6.0D Hardtail Bike They even have some cool frames…. Lynskey House Blend Soma Grove Frame Azonic Steelhead Pricepoint.com has a boat…
Taking a quick break to scope out the smooth rock descent Khoa, Steve, Tim & I got out to El Moro near Newport Coast for a loop. The beauty of El Moro is that it is right next to the beach which makes El Moro a great place to ride when it is hot out.…
This year, the weather was good at the Sea Otter Classic 2008. We took advantage of the weather to test ride bikes that are out of our budget reach. Jeremy and I took a couple of Titus Racer X on the Sea Otter testing grounds. I’m not an exclusive ’29er only’ rider, but I do…
I was looking at myself in the mirror and said, “dang, I’m sooo handsome!” Then it occurred to me the reason why I’m hot is because of my short hair. Oh and I truly believe that my shorter hair has made me a faster rider. See this picture, I had long hair. I wasn’t hot…